Pinocchio's Valentine and the Handshake Hit!

This episode explores possibly the most insidious area of personal security: falling in with the wrong company. Looking at the short and tragic life of the seventh St Valentine's Day Massacre victim as well as the way the oldest tricks in the book work consistently, even against the streetwise, we expose the importance of self-awareness. This is very much a part of the human condition and was something a native of 19th century Tuscany when he wrote the world's most published moral tale for children, Pinocchio.

Self-Protection has long made the folly of dwelling too much on stranger danger when the risks to personal security are more likely to either come from those we know or our circle of influence.

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